Wk+13+(Nov+13-16)

__This week - Begin Short Story Unit__

 * ==//Think of all the stories you hear or tell others during the course of a day.//==
 * ==//Think of how our lives are made up of little stories or episodes, things we recount to others.//==
 * ==//Short story writers craft stories based on people, places and events they have heard about or experienced themselves. In this unit, we will examine some classic short stories.//==

**Understand the basic steps in writing a short story. Develop your own short story. **
===**1) What are the elements of fiction (short story)? **===

**Words to Know: Plot, setting, conflict, characterization, point of view). **
===**2) How can I hook the reader? **=== ===**4) What are the ways to reveal develop characters? **=== ===**5) How can dialogue be used to reveal character(s)? **=== ===**6) What are the steps to creating a short story (4-5 pp)? **===

=Tuesday: Vocab (correct #2, complete #3)= =1) Listen to "The Gift of the Maji" = [|Loudlit reading] ==HW: Read "A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain for Wed. == ==

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Wednesday: Vocab (correct #3, complete #4)
=1) Review: [|Flocabulary]= ===(For further study: Examine [|plot], [|setting], and [|point of view] in assigned stories.) ===

2) Presentations
==HW: Bring three ideas for a short story (e.g. murder, love story, dilemmna, finding a pet dinosaur) we will be making plotlines on Monday. Bring supplies to build main character. ==

**Helpful Links for Short Story Unit:**
Short Story Tips: [|Short Stories: Ten Tips] Story openers: [|Short Story Openers] Short Stories: [|The Genres of Short Stories: Am Lit] How to Write a Short Story: [|Tips for Writing Short Stories] More study on "The Story of the Hour" by Chopin [|Chopin short story]
 * VirtuaLit: [|Interactive Tutorials - Elements of Fiction]**